“I would be happy if he was half as good as he is, if he could be here now in this moment and could help us.
“That’s all good, we will see how quick it goes. The ways in which we play are not too different, there are a lot of things which he has learned already at Salzburg. That makes it so good for us, actually.
He is an offensive player, so offensively how can we bring him into a situation that he feels completely comfortable and to use the things instinctively and not because we told him?
When asked regarding the availability of the players after signing them, he opined; Also, he opined regarding the quality that will be added by the addition of Japanese prodigy.
“That’s what we speak every year about when we say [about new signings], ‘Why he is not already in?’ all the time and stuff like this. There is no pressure, there is absolutely no pressure, when he is coming in January.
“This team is not struggling without him, so what we want is extra quality with him, different quality with him and a really, really good player.
